Lumbini
Also known as Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, Lumbini, Lumbini sal park lumbini sal park
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Nepal
Inscribed
1997
Area
2 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lumbini is about 12 km south-west of Bhairawa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chitwan National Park, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bhairawa · about 63,000 peopleabout 12 km north-east
- Gorakhpur · about 674,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Baglung · about 23,000 peopleabout 95 km north
- Pokhara · about 200,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Faizabad · about 153,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
- Bahraich · about 182,000 peopleabout 160 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
NepalNatural104 km away
NepalCultural202 km away
IndiaCultural235 km away
IndiaCultural339 km away
NepalNatural340 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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